EBC-RC 

REGULATION

EMERGENCIES

(First Aid)

If a student is injured or becomes ill during the school day or while attending a school-sponsored activity, it is the responsibility of any staff member present to render assistance and to summon a school nurse/nurse aide.  Upon arrival, the school nurse/nurse aide will direct all further first aid activities.

First aid procedures shall be based on the following fundamental concepts:

●  The school is responsible for the emergency handling of accidents and sudden illness occurring at school or on school property.  The school is not responsible for subsequent treatment.

●  At the time of an emergency, the school has the responsibility for:

■  Caring for the student.

■  Notifying the student's parents or guardian, or, if these cannot be reached, following directions given on the student's enrollment card.

■  In extreme cases, getting the student under professional care with or without family permission.

●  In the absence of family transportation or ambulance service, the school nurse/nurse aide, principal, or teacher may have to take the sick or injured student home, to the physician's office, or to the hospital.  A sick or injured student should be accompanied from the school by an adult.  If the destination is the student's home, the adult shall have ascertained that a responsible person is at home to assume responsibility.

●  In case of any serious injury or illness, the parent or responsible person should always be notified as soon as possible.  Emergency care of the student has priority.

●  Medication administered by any school personnel, including the nurse/nurse aide, shall be in compliance with JLCD and JLCD-R.

●  A written report of an accident shall be made by the building principal to the Superintendent not later than noon of the school day following the incident.

CROSS REF.:  JLCD - Administering Medicines to Students